On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 5 .800 --
Senators 19 8 .704 2.0
Indians 16 10 .615 4.5
White Sox 17 12 .586 5.0
Browns 14 17 .452 9.0
Yankees 9 17 .346 11.5
Tigers 9 22 .290 14.0
Red Sox 7 20 .259 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 6 .769 --
Phillies 14 13 .519 6.5
Robins 14 13 .519 6.5
Pirates 12 12 .500 7.0
Reds 11 13 .458 8.0
Braves 11 14 .440 8.5
Cubs 11 15 .423 9.0
Cardinals 9 16 .360 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Lindstrom 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
1 Pie Traynor 3
4 Clyde Barnhart 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Aaron Ward 1
1 Ross Youngs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Jackson 4
2 Eddie Brown 3
3 Joe Evans 2
3 Milt Gaston 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pie Traynor 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Clyde Barnhart 1
2 Earle Combs 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.67
1 George Uhle 0.67
3 Rip Collins 0.57
4 Sam Gray 0.30
5 Waite Hoyt 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 6
1 George Uhle 6
3 Rip Collins 4
3 Dazzy Vance 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .420
2 Earle Combs .417
2 Rogers Hornsby .417
4 Ty Cobb .413
5 George Sisler .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 10
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Bob Meusel 8
4 Ken Williams 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 30
2 Bob Meusel 28
3 Gabby Hartnett 27
4 Marty McManus 26
4 Glenn Myatt 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Sparky Adams 6
2 Cliff Heathcote 6
4 Ossie Bluege 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.24
2 Sam Gray 1.29
3 Walter Johnson 1.73
4 Jack Bentley 1.74
5 Slim Harriss 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 7
2 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Jack Bentley 5
3 Dixie Davis 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Dolf Luque 30
3 Sad Sam Jones 27
3 George Uhle 27
5 Dixie Davis 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Sand .474
2 Tris Speaker .455
3 Earle Combs .440
4 Al Simmons .431
5 Billy Southworth .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Ty Cobb 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 Gene Robertson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 19
2 Ty Cobb 18
3 Eddie Brown 17
3 Rogers Hornsby 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 3
1 Max Carey 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Bucky Harris 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
2 Sam Gray 0.50
3 Johnny Cooney 1.08
4 Virgil Barnes 1.50
5 Eppa Rixey 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 4
2 Jack Bentley 3
2 Dixie Davis 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 20
2 Walter Johnson 16
3 George Uhle 15
4 Lefty Grove 14
5 Dixie Davis 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Pea Ridge Day 1
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .420
2 Babe Ruth .392
3 Zack Wheat .366
4 Edd Roush .365
5 Goose Goslin .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 28
3 Jack Fournier 25
4 High Pockets Kelly 24
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 140
2 High Pockets Kelly 138
3 Goose Goslin 133
4 Al Simmons 121
5 Jack Fournier 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 39
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Cliff Heathcote 30
5 Bob Meusel 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.53
2 Herb Pennock 2.56
3 Walter Johnson 2.57
4 Eppa Rixey 2.58
5 Tom Zachary 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Herb Pennock 21
3 Eddie Rommel 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 265
2 Walter Johnson 143
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Herb Pennock 102
5 Howard Ehmke 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Allen Russell 8
3 Sarge Connally 7
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 3 others tied 6